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While crude oil and gas became cheaper again following statements by US President Donald Trump about a supposedly quick end to the Gulf War, prices at the pump continue to climb. Oil companies are defending themselves against allegations of rip-offs.
When we talk about promoting diversity in companies, the terms Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI for short) are used as a guide. In countries like the USA, another aspect is emphasized: Belonging. In some places, promoting diversity is called DEIB. Belonging means belonging in German and describes the state when people are not only actually part of the workforce, but also feel that way. Employees should feel that they are genuinely welcomed, accepted and valued. In Germany, Belonging – at least as a term – has rarely found its way into companies. However, it is taken into account, even if…
He Mercury casethe judicial investigation into urban corruption and influence peddling in the Sabadell City Council during the mandate of former socialist baron Manel Bustos, has resurfaced this Tuesday in the Barcelona Court for just 1,816 euros. It is the money that the BMW Sitjas Motor dealership in the town saved irregularly in taxes after hiding from the municipal Treasury the expansion of the facilities to reduce the Economic Activities Tax (IAE) bill, in a case that attempts to elucidate possible crimes of document falsification, influence peddling and prevarication. On the first day of the trial, which will last throughout…
2025 has been dubbed by many as the year of the DEI backlash. To what extent have right-wing populism, Trump’s executive orders and the economic crisis affected DEI management? To the outside world, companies like SAP, Roche, UBS and Novartis once appeared to be pioneers in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). That changed in the spring of 2025. US President Donald Trump demanded in several executive orders that all companies – especially those that work with the US government – stop their DEI activities because they were “outrageous and discriminatory.” The companies in question, whose market is large in…
Sione Tuipulotu wanted to collect a trophy from Princess Anne. When the rugby professional tried to hug, he was rebuffed. Now the two met again – and the memory had obviously not yet faded.
The Supreme Court has revoked the acquittal of a police officer who, in March 2018, shot and killed a prisoner who escaped during a transfer to the Cáceres courts. The Provincial Court of Cáceres convicted the agent, a member of the National Police Corps, of reckless homicide, but the Superior Court of Justice of Extremadura corrected that decision and acquitted him, considering that it was a minor recklessness, decriminalized since 2015. The victim’s family appealed to the high court, which has now agreed with them and has sentenced the police officer, as the author of a less serious crime of…
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno, has recovered calm and political control after the screening crisis, which eroded his image and put his management in check, and once the Adamuz railway tragedies and the storm train have passed, which have allowed him to recover his presidential profile. He is relaxed and has made it noticeable in the program El Hormiguero, which he attended for the first time. In addition to shoring up his moderate position – in counterpoint to Vox or his counterpart from the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso – he has dared to…
1.55 euros per liter of diesel? This will apply at Croatian gas stations from Tuesday. Hungarian Prime Minister and election campaigner Viktor Orbán also announced a price cap and is calling on the EU to end sanctions against Russian oil.
Strike organized by daughters’ collective on International Women’s Day raises labor law issues. Is it a wildcat strike or just a simple demonstration? The Daughters’ Collective – a nationwide feminist movement – is calling for a strike across Germany today. International Women’s Day has actually been set on March 8th since 1921. However, since it fell on a Sunday in 2026, it was decided to take to the streets on March 9th. In a total of 80 cities, women are supposed to stop working and protest against discriminatory working conditions. Can all employees go on strike today? But the term…
The works on the Garraf railway tunnels will begin next Monday and will last for three months. In recent weeks, a new alternative bus plan has been designed that will be launched precisely when one of the largest railway crises experienced in Catalonia, which began on January 20 with the Gelida accident, has not yet been resolved. In fact, the Garraf works will affect one of the main lines – the R2 south – that connects Sant Vicenç de Calders with the França station passing, among others, through Vilanova i la Geltrú, Castelldefels, Prat de Llobregat, Bellvitge, Sants or Paseo…